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Great Aussie Crab Pot Review – Recreational Fishers Roundtable

By OceanEarth | 5 March 2025

The Great Aussie Crab Pot Review is a national initiative aimed at tackling the issue of lost and abandoned recreational crab pots in Australian waterways. As part of this effort, we conducted […]

Vanuatu launches its National Action Plan for Seabirds, Sharks & Marine Turtles

By OceanEarth | 10 December 2024

Through our TierraMar program, we are proud to have supported the Government of Vanuatu in the development of its National Action Plan for Seabirds, Sharks, and Marine Turtles (NPOA), which […]

GhostNets: Rubbish on the Shore symposium

By OceanEarth | 1 November 2024

Jessica Leck, Program Manager for GhostNets Australia, and Anissa Lawrence, Managing Director of OceanEarth Foundation, were recently invited to join a diverse group of experts at the “Rubbish on The […]

Youth call for ocean protection at Ocean Dialogue

By OceanEarth | 24 October 2024

Our Ocean Youth ambassadors were proud to announce the launch of their “Youth Statement for the Ocean” at the Ocean Dialogue held in Sydney as part of the Global Nature […]

OceanEarth welcomes the Government’s commitment to tackling ghost nets

By OceanEarth | 18 October 2024

We are delighted by the Australian Government’s announcement last week that it will intensify efforts to reduce the devastating impact of lost, abandoned and discarded fishing nets, also known as […]

Ghost Gear Clean-Ups

By OceanEarth | 1 October 2024

Our Great Aussie Crab Pot Review team has recently returned from an expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria, to address the growing issue of old and lost recreational fishing gear […]

OceanEarth Foundation at Garma Festival 2024

By OceanEarth | 12 August 2024

Anissa Lawrence, OceanEarth Foundation’s Managing Director, had the privilege of participating in the 2024 Garma Festival, held on Gulkula ceremonial site near Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula, in the Northern […]

Eyre Peninsula fishers encouraged to round up yabby traps and help restore fish habitat

By OceanEarth | 3 June 2024

Recreational fishers from across the Eyre Peninsula will have the chance to swap their newly banned opera house yabby traps for a pyramid trap at the upcoming Yabby Trap Round-Up […]

Ocean Youth Summit 2024: empowering youth for ocean conservation and innovation

By OceanEarth | 16 April 2024

Hundreds of young Australians converged for our inaugural Ocean Youth Summit, last week, to champion the cause of ocean conservation. The first of its kind in Australia, the event brought […]

Great Aussie Crab Pot Review launches with call for community input

By OceanEarth | 26 February 2024

Lost, abandoned or discarded crab pots, also known as ghost gear or ghost pots, pose a major threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Critical species, such as crocodiles and […]

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